KV331 Audio

Synthmasters have been some of my favorite synth plugins ever since they came out but the new SM3 keeps blowing me away like no other synth before. I just love the sound character of that thing and there's almost nothing I can't do with it.

Is it 'perfect'? - Nope, no synth is but Bülent, the dev has always listened closely, keeps improving his creations and I can't wait to see what he comes up with in the next version.

If I had one wish from the top of my head, I'd like to see more available skins to chose from, this synth deserves to look as good as it sounds.

Incredible supply of diverse sounds and textures!! I can use this synth bundle in numerous styles of music. I am so happy I took the leap of faith and purchased this!.

Update: This is the most underrated synth of all time. So much you can do. The developer has an hour long tutorial on just the oscillators alone.

This is a very special synthesizer, capable of almost anything. In fact, at this point in time, I would put it in the top 3 best digital synthesizers ever.

The latest version is straight up op. Want to have an analog modelled oscillator with a digital comb filter? You can do that with this synth. Want to take that oscillator and filter, and run it parallel with a phaser filter, just for kicks?

Let me explain. SynthMaster 2, while legendary in it's own right, was limited by it's semi-modular architecture. You were limited by a set number of modules, and the order they went in. You had 2 layers to work with ONLY. It was a synth with pure potential, but no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't compete with your Phase Plant's, your Vital's, your Serum's...

Until now.

SynthMaster 3 went fully modular, or as modular as it could get while still having backwards compatibility with presets from SynthMaster 2 AND SynthMaster One. Let's just say this change was... Very stupidly overpowered.

You can now have up to 16 layers (yep, their was a limited 2 measly layers in SynthMaster 2), and each layer can have up to 16 modules (oscillators, filters, mod oscillators, , etc). Finally each layer can have up to 32 modulators (LFO's, etc). So if you are counting along with me, that's 256 total modules, and 512 total modulators in a single instance. It may not be EXACTLY as much as "your CPU can handle", but if you fry your PC by capping out the engine, I guess the saying still works?

But what about depth? Because we all know those synths that are wide as an ocean but deep as a puddle. Well, how about a waveform editor? Not impressed? How about a waveTABLE editor? Still not impressed? How about a multisample editor? Now how about splitting them across multiple layers for some wonky sound design business, because yeah, all layers have their own FX section separate from the global FX.

The most beautiful thing about SynthMaster 3 however, is it's genius interface. It is so straight forward, and does not give you information you do not need until you are ready to receive it. It is surprisingly user friendly, for a synth that you would otherwise think would be impossible to achieve any form of simplicity. But it did.

SynthMaster 3 comes with thousands of presets, ready to use out of the box. They are all usable. Some are good only in certain contexts, but they are still usable regardless.

I first purchased SynthMaster 2 way back in 2017. It changed the way I make music. I never thought there would be a synth to rule them all. I didn't know if that would ever be SynthMaster 2, due to minor bugs and inconveniences that made working with it a pain. With SynthMaster 3 however, those pains are gone.

SynthMaster 3 is absurdly overpowered. This is not hyperbole. I say it's in my top 3 synths of all time, but if I'm being honest, it's just my top synth of all time. There is no reason to compare anything to it. It doesn't get better than this.

This is a synth that you can grow into.

This is a synth that can make literally any sound.

This is SynthMaster 3.

This synth has amazing options.

The conception is brilliant, all functions are accessible immediately.

Kind of evolution of old matrix idea, when you have to waste time to go to matrix page, where all modulations are.

Very friendly and nice synth actually.

Bulent has a passion for making great synths and it really shows in his work...

SynthMaster 2 is an indispensable workhorse for me after many years of use...

Recently, I started adding SM One to the mix and I'm embarassed that it has been sitting idle for so long, because this synth sounds great...

It has a lot of the goodness of SM 2 in a stripped down format but it is still very powerful, with each section having plenty of options...

The oscillators can load single cycle or WT, and it has two sub oscillators for AM, FM and PM etc...

The filters, modulation and effects sections are all very good and it's easy to program this synth because it's laid out so logically ..

One of the things I like about Bulent's synths is that you can save the modules as presets which makes it a dream to assemble your own programs out of the individual presets...

The best part about SM One is the sound and just like SM 2, it sounds beautiful...

Put all of the elements together and it can be anything you want - from analog to digital...

Some peeps tend to look down at the KV331synths and think that because of their lower price point, that they must be inferior to many of the other synths available...

But make no mistake...

SM One and SM 2 are killer synths that are as good as anything out there and the're easy to program and sound great...

And that folks, is the bottom line...

4.5 Stars for SM One and a gazillion stars for SM 2.

Dear Potential Buyer,

The KV331 Audio Synthmaster One is a terrific synth with a lot of exemplary features and tremendous sound that gives your composition that right evolutionary style.

Sincerely,

Kevin.

A great all around one page wavetable synth with an easily accessible and well laid out interface that has a alot of capabilities to produce common and uncommon sounds.